Golf club



Jan. 5, 1960 H. L. SKELLY 2,919,922

com" CLUB Filed Nov. 22, 1957 36 INVENTOR.

HARRY L. S\ .E|..L.Y

AT TO 2H EYS United States Patent f) GOLF CLUB Harry L. Skelly, Reno,Nev.

Application November 22, 1957, Serial No. 698,230

2 Claims. (Cl. 273-163) This invention relates to game apparatus and,more specifically, to golf clubs.

One of the primary objects of this invention is to provide a golf clubof the putter type which is provided with means for indicating to theuser that the club is being held in a level position relative to ahorizontal plane.

Another object is to provide a golf club of the type described which isprovided with a liquid level indicator as a part of the head thereof.

Still another object is to provide said club head with a visual sightingmeans thereon in the form of a directional arrow.

This invention contemplates, as a further object thereof, the provisionof a golf club of the type generally described supra, the golf clubbeing non-complex in construction and assembly, inexpensive tomanufacture, and durable in use.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention willbecome more evident from a consideration of the following specificationwhen read in conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a golf club constructed in accordancewith the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detail transverse cross-sectionalview taken along the vertical plane of the line 2--2 in Figure 1,looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal detail cross-sectional view of thegolf club taken substantially on the vertical plane of line 3-3 inFigure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows; and,

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the golf club head illustrating thedirectional sight and leveling means.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, reference numeraldesignates, in general, a golf club head constructed in accordance withthe instant invention. The golf club head 10 is comprised of anelongated, substantially rectangular main body portion 12, having a topside 14, and parallel thereto, a bottom side 16. The main body portion12 includes a toe portion 18 and a heel portion 20, as well as a frontface portion 22.

An integral, cylindrical extension member 24 extends away from the topside 14 of the main body portion 12 and is inclined at an angle in thedirection of the heel portion 20, and is connected with the lower end ofa shaft member 26 of conventional design.

An elongated, substantially rectangular recess 28 extends inwardly fromthe top side 14, the longitudinal axis thereof being disposed in thevertical plane of the longitudinal axis of the main body portion 12. Asis seen in the drawings, the upper end of the recess 28 opens into acontinuous rabbeted edge 30, to serve a function to be described below.

A spirit level 32 formed of Lucite or other suitable material is fixedlysecured within the recess 28 by conventional means such as, for example,glue 33 in such a manner that when the golf club head 10 is held in ahorizontally level position the movable bubble 34 will remainsubstantially in the center of the spirit level 32.

Reference numeral 36 designates a substantially rectangular, fiat coverplate. The cover plate 36 is designed to be press-fit into the rabbetededge 30. Substantially at its center, the cover plate 36 is providedwith a centrally disposed sighting window 38 elongated in the directionof the longitudinal axis of the head 10, and used for a purpose to bedescribed below.

The cover plate 36 is also provided with a pair of transverselyextending, longitudinal, substantially straight grooves 40, 42 whichintersect the longitudinal edge thereof adjacent the front face 22 at apoint 44 midway between the opposed ends of the plate 36. As a result ofthe intersection of said grooves an indicating arrow 46 is formed whichpoints in the direction in which it is desired to strike the golf ball.

Proceeding now to the operation of the device covered by thisspecification, the golfer grasps the club in the conventional manner andstands in a position to address the golf ball to be putted. The stanceis such that a vertical plane drawn through the point 44 of the, arrow46 would extend through the center of the golf ball and the club is thenadjusted in relation to a horizontal plane until the bubble 34 appearscircumscribed within the window 38 of the cover plate 36. The bubble 34will be completely visible through the window 38 of the cover plate 36only at such time when the club head 10 is level. With the arrow 46 andthe bubble 34 in the above described positions, the golfer is assured ofaccurately stroking the ball at the center of the club head 10. Thus,with the head 10 in such relation the golfer has a greater chance ofeffecting a solid contact between the head 10 and the ball.

From the above, it will be seen that the club head 10 and the visibleportion of the spirit level 32 remain constantly at the focal point ofthe golfers line of vision as the ball is addressed.

Having described and illustrated one embodiment of this invention indetail, it will be understood that the same is offered merely by way ofexample, and that this invention is to be limited only by the scope ofthe appended claims.

What is claimed is: p

. 1. A golf club head of the character described comprising an elongatedsubstantially rectangular main body portion, said main body portionhaving a top and a bottom side in substantially parallel relationrelative thereto, a face portion extending between said top and bottomsides, heel and toe portions located at the opposed ends of said mainbody portion, said main body portion being provided with a substantiallycentrally located elongated substantially rectangular recess extendinginwardly from said top side and having a continuous rabbeted outer edge,means disposed within said recess of said main body portion to visuallyindicate its relation relative to a horizontal plane, said meanscomprising a spirit type indicator of conventional design, a cover plateextending across said recess and supported on said rabbeted edge, saidcover plate having a substantially centrally located M Window therein,said cover plate having a pair of intersecting grooves formed thereon toform an arrow pointing in the direction of said face of said main bodyportion, and means for attaching said head of said golf club to aconventional shaft, said last named means comprising an angularlydisposed extension projecting from said top side of said main bodyportion and inclined in the direction of said heel portion.

2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1, and wherein ball isaddressed.

References Cited in the file of this patent the air bubble of saidconventional indicator is constantly 10 ,2

UNITED STATES PATENTS Kuhar Feb. 8, 1927 Duemler Feb. 19, 1929 MillerSept. 27, 1932 Fay Feb. 23, 1954

